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Originally posted by Z-man
While I have faith in the fact that Jesus rose from the dead, and then ascended into heaven, there were people who were witnesses to these events. There were those who saw Him die, saw Him after He rose from the dead, and those who saw Him ascend into heaven. So there were eyewitnesses who saw these events.
-Z
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So you are relying on word of mouth?
Doesn’t one of the Gnostic books describe a scene where someone witnessed his body being carried
out of the tomb? That book was conveniently left out of the bible. I wonder why… But from my perspective, I put equal weight on this book as I do the other books in the bible. Just because a group of men selected what books are included and what books are not has no meaning to me.
And speaking of other books, the Koran has a verse where they say that Jesus was not crucified at all. Some other guy got it, not Jesus. The Koran says that the report of his crucifixion was a simple mistake.
Again, from a historical perspective, these books all have equal weight in my mind.
Another thought:
Why do you accept the testimony of one set of witnesses over the other?
Remember, the followers of David Koresh thought he was the son of god as well. How is accepting the testimony of Jesus’ followers any different?